envar sin egen lyckas smed

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === var och en är sin egen lyckas smed === Etymology === Literally, "each person is the smith of his own happiness / fortune." === Proverb === envar är sin egen lyckas smed every man is the architect of his own fortune (or happiness – see vara sin egen lyckas smed.) ==== Usage notes ==== Often without "är." === References === “smed”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “smed”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)